Messi in court over tax evasion
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Argentina international Messi and his father Jorge appeared at the hearing in the coastal town of Gava, where Messi lives, near Barcelona after being accused of defrauding the state out of £3.5million by avoiding tax on his image rights.
Messi was questioned for half an hour and his father an hour before the pair were whisked away in separate cars.
The prosecution alleges the Messis set up shell companies in Uruguay and Belize to avoid paying tax in Spain.
Both men deny the charge, saying the deals, Read more [...]